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Tracing Guastavino Across 5 Decades at St. John the Divine

Come inside the magnificent structure that is St. John the Divine in Manhattan with Laura Buchner, a Senior Conservator at Building Conservation Associates, Inc., a group which has been part of restoration efforts at St. John the Divine over the past 25 years. Through...

It’s All in the Family at Bob’s Your Uncle

Columbus Avenue (They Were Here)

by Sarah McCully It’s easy to feel welcome at Bob’s Your Uncle. I’ll admit to some bias here; it’s been my regular bar since moving to the area four years ago. I head inside on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon to meet with some longtime...

A New Exhibition on The Old Community opens!

Amsterdam Avenue, Arturo Schomburg, Central Park West, Columbus Avenue, Robert Moses, UWS

by Megan Fitzpatrick A new exhibit is now on display at the Bloomingdale Library rediscovering a lost community on West 98th and 99th Streets between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. Created by Rob Garber for the Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group, the...

A brief history of the lost Mineral Springs Pavilion in Central Park

Central Park, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, LPC, Scenic Landmark, UWS

by Megan Fitzpatrick The Mineral Springs building is a 1950s design which currently houses La Pain Quotidien. Its name derives from the original 19th-century pavilion that sold park goers mineral water. The immediate need for publicly accessible mineral water came...

The UWS shows up to celebrate Hannah Arendt on her birthday!

Riverside Drive, Unsung Heroes, UWS, walking tour

by Megan Fitzpatrick This past Saturday, LANDMARK WEST! was invited to attend an event at 370 Riverside Drive to celebrate not only the birthday of Hannah Arendt, but to see the recently installed medallion honoring her memory and work while she lived in the...

Tracing Guastavino Across 5 Decades at St. John the Divine

It’s All in the Family at Bob’s Your Uncle

A New Exhibition on The Old Community opens!

A brief history of the lost Mineral Springs Pavilion in Central Park

The UWS shows up to celebrate Hannah Arendt on her birthday!

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